THE EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING VEHICLE ACCELERATION EXPLICITLY INTO A MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL

Authors

  • A P Burger Stellenbosch University
  • M D Einhorn Stellenbosch University
  • J H van Vuuren Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/24-2-482

Keywords:

Vehicle accelerations, traffic control, simulation

Abstract

Explicitly incorporating individual vehicle acceleration into a traffic simulation model is not a trivial task, and typically results in a considerable increase in model complexity. For this reason, alternative implicit techniques have been introduced in the literature to compensate for the delay times associated with acceleration. In this paper, the claim is investigated that these implicit modelling techniques adequately account for the time delays due to vehicle acceleration; the modelling techniques are implemented in a simulated environment, and compared with models in which vehicle acceleration has been incorporated explicitly for a number of traffic network topologies and traffic densities. It is found that considerable discrepancies may result between the two approaches.

Author Biographies

A P Burger, Stellenbosch University

Holds a PhD (Mathematics) from UNISA and has a research position in the Department of Logistics at Stellenbosch University.

M D Einhorn, Stellenbosch University

The author is enrolled for a PhD (Operations Research) degree in the Department of Logistics, Stellenbosch University.

J H van Vuuren, Stellenbosch University

Holds a DPhil (Mathematics) from the University of Oxford, and is currently Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Logistics, Stellenbosch University.

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Published

2013-09-06

How to Cite

Burger, A. P., Einhorn, M. D., & van Vuuren, J. H. (2013). THE EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING VEHICLE ACCELERATION EXPLICITLY INTO A MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 24(2), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.7166/24-2-482

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General Articles